1. Definitions and general information
1.1 Terminology problems
The choice of electrolytes and electrodes that can be used in supercapacitors is very wide, and research carried out over the last 30 years has already revealed a large number of possibilities. This has led to the emergence of specific terms, although the nomenclature is not yet perfectly stabilized. Since the introduction by the NEC Corporation of the name supercapacitor, translated here as supercapacitor, there has been frequent use in Anglo-Saxon literature of terms and acronyms such as ultracapacitor, double-layer capacitor (DLC), electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC), electrochemical double-layer capacitor (ECDL) or electrochemical supercapacitor. These names attempt to distinguish devices that use mainly electrostatic or both electrostatic and faradaic...
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Definitions and general information
Various types of supercapacitors
References
SUPPLIERS
These lists are not exhaustive.
Activated carbon in powder, fiber, aerogel, nanotube or paper form
Germany
Kynol Europa
France
CECA
Pica-Actitex
...Supercapacitors on the market
These addresses correspond to the companies whose products are listed in table 3 (§ 6.1).
United States
Cooper/PowerStor
Evans Corp.
Supercapacitors currently on the market or under development
These addresses correspond to the companies whose products are listed in table 4 (§ 6.2).
France
SAFT France
United States
IMRA
OTHER COMPANIES
As the field is expanding rapidly, we can mention a few other companies and organizations.
Germany
Dornier GMBH
France
CEAC, Bolloré Technologie (carbon composite electrode films)
Japan
Asahi Glass
Kanebo
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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